Neighbors like McNamara are still shaking their heads trying to make sense of it all.

McNamara has only lived there a month -- but when he came home from work he saw police swarming the area.

Police arrested 29-year-old Angela Ball for murder in the second degree when they found Ward Guy Wilbur, 65, dead inside of the ground-floor apartment.

“I think the injuries were catastrophic at or around the time they were inflicted,” said Franklin County District Attorney Derek Champagne.

According to Champagne, Wilbur and Ball were in an on-and-off intimate relationship.

They believe Wilbur was beaten death.

Police told WPTZ they executed three search warrants. The first was at the crime scene on Morris Way. The second was at a log cabin in Saranac Lake and the last was in Lake Placid at a home where they believe the victim lived.

The investigations seized a bat, a knife, the victim's car, some of Ball's clothes, materials to grow marijuana and a dog.

Saranac Lake Chief Bruce Nason says the suspect made the 911 call.

“When we arrived on the scene we detained Angela Ball,” said Nason.

Ball was arraigned late Monday night.

She is being held in the Franklin County Jail without bail.

Ball formerly lived in Pennsylvania and police there are also aiding in the investigation.

An autopsy was performed Tuesday-- the results will likely be released Friday when Ball reappears in court.

“There have been countless leads followed not only in New York state but in Pennsylvania,” said Champagne.